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Weather Records on 27 May 1908

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1908. Highest significance: Truro, CA.

Key Facts for 27 May 1908

  • On 27 May 1908, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Truro set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 27 May 1908.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 27 May 1908 16 station records on 27 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 27 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
TruroCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 27 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 27 May 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 May 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 27 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 May 1908 by timescale Records on 27 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 15.
Records on 27 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 May 1908 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 62 to 4: 24 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 210 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 26
2 to 42
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 102
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1908
Top 16 records on 27 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 May 1908Truro, CAdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)2 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)10 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908St John's, CAdaily low max5.0 C (41.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908Armagh, GBdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908Halifax, CAdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)6 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908Port Hastings, CAdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908Saint John, CAdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908Sydney, CAdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908Middletown 4 W, USmonthly high min (Tie)18.3 C (64.9 F)tie27 years5 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max (Tie)13.9 C (57.0 F)tie44 years4 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie36 years3 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1908Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high min (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie27 years2 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1797 to 1908
Records on 05-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 16 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11817: 11818: 11834: 21836: 41839: 11845: 11846: 11847: 11849: 11852: 11858: 11860: 11863: 11864: 31868: 41869: 11874: 11876: 11879: 31880: 51881: 21883: 11884: 11885: 11886: 11888: 11889: 31890: 51891: 21892: 81893: 51894: 131895: 41896: 31897: 11898: 31899: 21900: 41901: 71902: 121903: 71904: 111905: 71906: 281907: 231908: 161909: 71910: 311911: 531912: 271913: 191914: 921915: 631916: 261917: 231918: 391919: 381920: 401921: 561922: 361923: 861924: 921925: 2911926: 1071927: 1831928: 811929: 1951930: 991931: 3671932: 2651933: 2841934: 3931935: 1281936: 4681937: 2981938: 4921939: 3121940: 1381941: 4361942: 6571943: 1601944: 4791945: 2721946: 4241947: 4851948: 3241949: 3661950: 6971951: 5781952: 2581953: 6031954: 3671955: 5711956: 4911957: 3671958: 6191959: 4491960: 4211961: 1,5041962: 4601963: 4211964: 3171965: 6521966: 3981967: 4921968: 6051969: 8501970: 3261971: 6121972: 5081973: 9431974: 6301975: 4041976: 5891977: 6631978: 8141979: 8991980: 6441981: 8911982: 8381983: 1,2531984: 8341985: 8731986: 6961987: 1,0371988: 7771989: 9041990: 8041991: 1,4291992: 1,4131993: 8351994: 8481995: 8151996: 1,3781997: 9191998: 1,0791999: 8762000: 1,3472001: 8982002: 5112003: 9182004: 8382005: 1,0942006: 1,1712007: 8862008: 9142009: 8582010: 9552011: 1,0552012: 1,4752013: 6072014: 8352015: 5372016: 6222017: 5412018: 1,3432019: 9552020: 8992021: 4122022: 6522023: 4042024: 9052025: 7621797187418961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 16 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-27 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18171
18181
18342
18364
18391
18451
18461
18471
18491
18521
18581
18601
18631
18643
18684
18691
18741
18761
18793
18805
18812
18831
18841
18851
18861
18881
18893
18905
18912
18928
18935
189413
18954
18963
18971
18983
18992
19004
19017
190212
19037
190411
19057
190628
190723
190816
19097
191031
191153
191227
191319
191492
191563
191626
191723
191839
191938
192040
192156
192236
192386
192492
1925291
1926107
1927183
192881
1929195
193099
1931367
1932265
1933284
1934393
1935128
1936468
1937298
1938492
1939312
1940138
1941436
1942657
1943160
1944479
1945272
1946424
1947485
1948324
1949366
1950697
1951578
1952258
1953603
1954367
1955571
1956491
1957367
1958619
1959449
1960421
19611,504
1962460
1963421
1964317
1965652
1966398
1967492
1968605
1969850
1970326
1971612
1972508
1973943
1974630
1975404
1976589
1977663
1978814
1979899
1980644
1981891
1982838
19831,253
1984834
1985873
1986696
19871,037
1988777
1989904
1990804
19911,429
19921,413
1993835
1994848
1995815
19961,378
1997919
19981,079
1999876
20001,347
2001898
2002511
2003918
2004838
20051,094
20061,171
2007886
2008914
2009858
2010955
20111,055
20121,475
2013607
2014835
2015537
2016622
2017541
20181,343
2019955
2020899
2021412
2022652
2023404
2024905
2025762

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).